The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-02-02
AFFAIRS OF THE RAILWAYS.
Personal and Local.

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1t is now denied that the Wabash road has
offered to pay the Central Traffic Association the
back pool drafts
Passenger men report decided improvement
IN travel, both of local and through character,
the last few days.
Beltroad engines in the month of January
handled 1900 carloads of live stock against
4,624 the corresponding month in 1886. De-
crease this year, ga cars
In the month o; January there was total OF
70, 1888 pieces of baggage handled at the Union
Depot OF this number 7,162 were checked
from Indianapolis proper
Charles Stiinson, of Lafayette, has taken
position in the auditors Office OF the U, L., 81
L. IL c.. at Cincinnati, and promises to make a
good record as a railroad man.
The FIVE Western lines in the month of jan
uary brought into this station 20, $40 loaded cars,
and the FIVE direct Eastern lines forwarded from
this station Is. 954 loaded cars
On the Wabash. under the rece7ership of |
Judge Cooley, there is a general reorganization !
of the various department. in progress and eco
Eomical measures are being introduced wherever
practical.
Edgar Miller, owner of the Miller patent rail
road coupling began suit yesterday in the
United States Circuit Court at New York,
against the Pennsylvania Railroad Company for
100000 for infringement of patent
F. q. Fargo the new superintendent of the
pany is this week going over the territory under
his charge making himself acquainted with the
agents and their methods of doing business
H. o. Haughton. Of Baltimore, of the firm of
Gustavus q Co., agents of the Chesapeake q Eu-
ropean lines, is in the city taking spundings for
business. This firm is shipping largely from
this section by the B. & O. Kankakee Dispatch.
1t was reported in Lafayette railroad circles
last night that George L. Bradbury, of the
Michigan 81 Ohio railway, has been appointed
general manager of the Lake Erie 81 Western
railroad. and that official order to that effect
will be issued to-day.
s-~- The freight conductors and brakemen of the
Michigan Central road have made an appoint
ment 20 confe2 with the officials regarding their
yAy The manner they have gone about the
matter is certainly very creditable to men in
this branch of railroad service
New Albany will soon have three rolling mills
Superintendent Stephens, Of the new mill, states
that the immense fl wheel and other MACHINERY
will be in position and the mill ready to COM
mence operations within sixty days, possibly
sooner should the weather be mild.
II reports can be believed, Messrs. Corbin,
Dow and Suly are engaged in endeavoring to
obtain the Jersey Central for the Pennsylvania
Railroad, so that the latter company prac-
. tically control all the terminal facilities at Jer-
sey City and dictate terms to any other railroad
seeking to approach New York from that direc-
tion
Hereafter the engine foreman in the Wabash
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switchman as yard brakeman. The present
officers show disposition to introduce Canadian
methods of doing things in many particulars.
The next move will be to call the engineers
drivers and speak of switching as ''shunting
cars"
The directors Of the New Albany, Jasper &
Vincennes road yesterday held meeting at Vim
cennes to decide what methods should be adopted
to raise the money to build the road and to de-
termine what route would be the most feasible.
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citizens of townships on the proposed lines and
how liberal the subsidies are. 1t seems settled
that the road is to be built
The attorneys of the l., B. & W., who expect
ed smooth sailing and decree by Judge Gresh-
nm ordering the sale of the road Yesterday, met
opposition. Harry Crawford there, and
REPRESENTED certain interests which felt that in
the proceedings thus far they had been left out
to say. Judge Gresham refused to grant the de-
cree. and referred the matter to the Master of
Chancery to take testimony.
In the month Of January there were loaded
and unloaded 1t the city freight depots of the
Pennsylvania lines 923 cars. carrying Is, 300,-
900 pounds of freight, against ,646 cars handled
the corresponding month 1886. which carried
ia, 40l, $50. Increase in number handled this
year, II cars; increase IN tonnage, $500 400
pounds. From this statement it will be seen
that of larger capacity fast coming into
general use on the Pennsylvania lines.
Col Horace Scott has conversed with a large
number of leading railroad men in this country
rs regards the interstate-commerce bill, and he
said last evening that all are determined to live
strictly up to the provisions Of the bill, and
that before six months rolled round there would
be such catter about the of President
Cleveland for a repeal of the law that he would
he forced to call a special session of Congress to
repeal it, so crippled would be the business of
the country
The Inter Ocean. of Chicago, speaks of the
Indianapolis east-bound pool as being intact, and
everythine moving along smoothly, when the
fact Is that 1t is in deaths tnroes, low salred
clerk is acting as agent and the best of drum.
hing does not get together quorum Of the rep
resentatives of the east-bound lines to transact
business. An agent remarked Yesterday, that
be expected, before the close of the present
month, to attend the funeral of the indianapolis
pool.
J. T. Hosford, a prominent citizen of Burlng
ton, Ia, and known to be interested in the Chi
eago, Burlington q Quincy road. has been ir
Kirksville Mo-. the past few DAYS interviewing
the committee appointed to secure right of way
for the Atchson. Topeka & Santa Fe and il il
said that Mr.. Hosford gave the committee t.
understand that ii a like offer to the mad,
the Atchison be given the Burlington, the Bur
lington company will accept and build from Bur
lington, Ia. through on this line to Kansas City.
D. H. Conklin, vice-president of the Terr
Haute d Peoria road. formerly the Illinois Mid
land. has been offered good position o
the Northwestern system of roads. His rela
tons with the new owners Of the Terre Haut
Peoria road such that he was obliged t,
decline the offer at least for the time being
The friends of Mr.. Conkin would be gratifed t
pncs see him in the employ of first class road
where he would have opportunity to SHOW
what was in him railroad man. They be
heve he would make good record.
A gentleman we'll informed regarding tn
affairs of the Indianapolis, Peru & Chicago roat
says matters have to point where
what is known the G., L. & G. syndicate
which owns the road between Peru and Porte
must buv out the owners of the l., p g. C
proper, lying between Indianapolis and Perm
and between LaPorte and Michigan City, or tn
latter must purchase the c., L. & c. interes,
Unless one Of these plans is followed the pro,
srty is liable to fall into the hands of an outsid
party at much less than its real value.
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